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Japan’s biomass energy boom threatens further deforestation in Indonesia
9+ hour, 51+ min ago (736+ words) Biomass power, predominantly generated by burning wood, is growing globally as countries accelerate their transition to use cleaner energy. “The biomass industry has become a new driver of deforestation in Indonesia,” said Timer Manurung, director of Indonesia-based organization Auriga Nusantara,…...
Why Mark Carney's Toronto summit is Canada's chance to build an economy no U.S. tariff can touch
12+ hour, 23+ min ago (777+ words) With U.S. trade talks broken off, writes Adam Froman, Prime Minister Mark Carney’s investors summit on Sept. 14 and 15 must pitch a new way to build the Canadian economy. Just days before Mark Carney fills a Toronto ballroom with the most powerful…...
General registration for Toronto fall recreation programs opens this week
11+ hour, 5+ min ago (227+ words) Fall recreational offerings become available for registering on Monday through Wednesday of this week. Registration for City of Toronto programs opens this week. Registration for the City of Toronto’s fall recreation programs opens this week for activities and classes that…...
Enric Mas finally wins the Spanish Vuelta after finishing second three times
16+ hour, 5+ min ago (190+ words) Mas, the Spaniard who leads the Movistar team and has finished second overall three times, finished 2 minutes, 15 seconds ahead of four-time Vuelta winner Primoz Roglic. Felix Gall finished third overall in the 21st and final stage, 2:44 behind Mas. Pogacar led Mas…...
Alonso and Sainz exchange accusations after disastrous Spanish GP for home drivers
14+ hour, 1+ min ago (375+ words) There was none of that after the race was over. In a home grand prix to forget, Alonso and Sainz struggled on the track and then exchanged accusations off it. The only two Spaniards on the grid collided while fighting…...
Trump downplays the need to check AI development and says he doesn't want to cede edge to China
18+ hour ago (820+ words) While acknowledging the need for some regulation, Trump provided no specifics about potential rules and attributed warnings about the technology moving too quickly and with little oversight to “negative forces” he did not identify, though industry pioneers have raised such…...
‘A real obligation’: Leafs GM John Chayka reflects on hectic off-season ahead of camp
19+ hour, 42+ min ago (1029+ words) Maple Leafs general manager John Chayka at his introductory press conference in Toronto on Monday, May 4, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Arlyn McAdorey Fans watch the Maple Leafs take on the Ottawa Senators in the first round of the NHL playoffs at…...
Woman arrested following midtown dog attack
20+ hour, 30+ min ago (157+ words) Police are asking anyone with information on the whereabouts of the dogs to contact investigators The two dogs still have not been found, say Toronto Police. The suspects’ dogs are described as being from a large breed of pit bull…...
New Emily St. John Mandel novel is timely and readable but can’t match her past classics
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (491+ words) Emily St. John Mandel also wrote “Station Eleven,” which became a TV miniseries. Though the dystopian ‘Exit Party’ explores civil war and autocracy in America, it reads less prophetic than opportunistic. But this time, it should be noted, Mandel’s choice…...
Brazil is in fashion, as Brazilians like to say. Hereâs why
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (1101+ words) For decades, Brazilians have lamented that the country and its cultural makeup and output have long gone under-appreciated in what has become known as the “mongrel complex.” But as attention from abroad pours in and consolidates itself in 2026, some say…...